Posts Tagged ‘gardening’

The Perfect Garden Location

May 18, 2011   No Comments

We live in a beautiful area and tend to spend a lot of time outdoors. Our country home plan has a wide wrap-around porch that overlooks most of our yard. For years we have thought about putting in a garden so that time spent outdoors would be productive along with fun. The kids are finally [...]

Plants for Shady Places

May 10, 2011   1 Comment

Our family just relocated and I have the huge task of making our house a home both inside and out. We made the move from living in a Contemporary house plan in a coastal state to a Prairie Style floor plan in the Midwest. Needless to say this is a big change for all of [...]

Easy and Cheap Ways To Transform Your Home

April 14, 2011   1 Comment

My husband can always tell when I’m getting a little restless. I start moving things around the house and he can’t find them. We have lived in one of those cute country cottage home plans for about three years now and when we first moved in I decorated it to be perfect. I had a [...]

What Is Organic?

March 28, 2011   No Comments

With the New Year upon us many of us have made the commitment to eat and live healthier. In most grocery stores you see items labeled “organic.” I was not 100% sure what that meant so I decided to go searching for the answer.
Organic refers to the way agricultural products are grown and also how [...]

Landscape Ideas Perfect For A Country Or Rustic Setting

September 23, 2010   1 Comment

Some of my fondest memories growing up were visits to my grandparent’s home in the country. As I grew up it never changed, it was one of those cozy country homes and I will always remember that feeling of safety and warmth when I entered it.
We just bought a home outside the city limits with [...]

Dressing Up Your Home’s Curb Appeal

September 9, 2010   No Comments

I am a retired carpenter and have recently taken an interest in trying to flip a house. There is a home down the street that was foreclosed on about 6 months ago and it is really getting run down and making our neighborhood look bad. It is a cute little country home design with a [...]

Great Tips For Modernizing Your Backyard

July 22, 2010   No Comments

I don’t know about you, but work has been very busy and now that summer is here I want to get out of my home office and enjoy the outdoors. I haven’t seen my friends or family since the last holiday and I am ready to entertain. With that said, my contemporary home plan is [...]

Country and Log Home Landscaping

July 16, 2010   No Comments

Some of my fondest memories growing up were visits to my grandparent’s home in the country. As I grew up it never changed, it was one of the cozy country home plans you often see in rural areas and I will always remember that feeling of safety and warmth when I entered it.
We just bought [...]

Stylish Patio Design

June 17, 2010   4 Comments

We have lived in our two-story home design for over two years now and have decided it is time to add on a cozy outdoor patio. We need a place to relax, unwind and enjoy the outdoors. The ground has finally settled around our home and I have been researching what type of materials to [...]

7 Ways To Conserve Water Outdoors

April 15, 2010   1 Comment

Now that the weather has warmed up and the grass is growing greener everyday, homeowners begin to realize that the days of running the sprinklers all too often are just around the corner. Although Springtime does often provide sudden downpours and much needed rain showers, Summertime is lurking and that’s when you know Mother Nature [...]